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year when you and the president were in a budget stand off that threatened to shut down the federal government, you voted to continue paying members of congress including yourself in the event of a shut down. at the same time, you voted against a bill that would have ensured that members of the armed services continued to get paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you voted to send into combat in afghanistan? >> cantor never directly answered the question. do you think we're doing enough for our service members, what about it? >> by not answering it, he answered it. he's never done enough for our service people. he voted against a suicide prevention program for veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. for every combat loss we have every day, we have 18 people who came back from afghanistan and iraq that commit suicide. the veterans are forgotten in this political gam mot that he has in d.c. he's intent to make sure the wealthiest get the tax cuts. he forgets that
year when you and the president were in a budget stand off that threatened to shut down the federal government, you voted to continue paying members of congress including yourself in the event of a shut down. at the same time, you voted against a bill that would have ensured that members of the armed services continued to get paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you...
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governing vision for the country? you offer a governing vision for the country and then you tell people how you're going to specifically do it. he's accepting the premise of wongish questions that the vast majority of the american people don't understand and probably don't want to understand because it reminds them of a scene from the movie" dave." is the government too big or not? are taxes too high or not? >> or how about this one, do you need revenue or not? what about that one? that doesn't mean anything? >> well, that's the conversation that democrats want to have. >> but don't you think that's the conversation that american people want -- if you tell me you want to look at the deficit and you want to pay our debt for wars, for example, that were not paid for -- as i understand it when you pay for medicare and medicaid and some of the interests, everything else is paid for by loans. from china. if you want to talk about the numbers here, you have to talk about how to pay your bill. that's like having a conversati
governing vision for the country? you offer a governing vision for the country and then you tell people how you're going to specifically do it. he's accepting the premise of wongish questions that the vast majority of the american people don't understand and probably don't want to understand because it reminds them of a scene from the movie" dave." is the government too big or not? are taxes too high or not? >> or how about this one, do you need revenue or not? what about that...
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many other americans, contractors and government employees are just as much as risk. that is why the view people hold of america in the world is so important. if they respect us or fear us i think we're better off. if they this think we are weak, it invites this kind of tragedy. >> jamie: thank you. the mother of a navy seal that was killed at consulate is voicing her frustration over the investigation. tyrone woods' mom taking to facebook, quote, it has been 16 days and the f.b.i. has yet to get to benghazi to begin their investigation. meanwhile, the diplomatic out post where they died was not and is not secured, absolutely unacceptable, she says. he was reportedly killed while helping dozens of people helping escape the consulate. >>> right now president obama and governor romney are getting ready for this week's big battle. first presidential debate. our next guest says it's the last cans to make that first impression. governor romney needs to figure out how to appear aggressive but nice while the president needs to avoid missteps. john fund is co-author of "who i
many other americans, contractors and government employees are just as much as risk. that is why the view people hold of america in the world is so important. if they respect us or fear us i think we're better off. if they this think we are weak, it invites this kind of tragedy. >> jamie: thank you. the mother of a navy seal that was killed at consulate is voicing her frustration over the investigation. tyrone woods' mom taking to facebook, quote, it has been 16 days and the f.b.i. has...
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they bring a level of dignity and strip away the stigma of being on government assistance. >> it's an interesting story that we will be following. >> and profitable clearly. >> we have to clear it there. thank you to jonathan and katrina. that is all for now. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. >> i'm meteorologist bill karins with your business travel forecast. a warm day across many areas of the nation, but we will deal with showers in the eastern u.s. not going to be that heavy. don't think airport delays will be too bad. wet weather the mid-atlantic through the ohio valley. we're looking at very dry and windy weather throughout the northern plains and warm and dry in the west. have a great day. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less expensive option than a traditional lawyer? at legalzoom you get personalized services for your family and your business that's 100% guaranteed. so go to legalzoom.com today for personalized, affordable legal protection. email marketing from constant contact reaches people in a place they're checking every day -- their inbox
they bring a level of dignity and strip away the stigma of being on government assistance. >> it's an interesting story that we will be following. >> and profitable clearly. >> we have to clear it there. thank you to jonathan and katrina. that is all for now. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. >> i'm meteorologist bill karins with your business travel forecast. a warm day across many areas of the nation, but we will deal with showers in the eastern u.s. not...
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they showed us bombed out buildings and told us he's frustrated by the government war plains. he said if the world warned know fly zone, this 18-month-old war would be over in two days. so far there is no end in sight, and while many fear this could become a wider regional conflict, they're predicting as many as 700,000 refugees could flee syria by the end of this year. meantime a human rights wash is documenting the yaus of rain and torture as weapons in this war and it has called for an international investigation into possible crimes against humanity in syria. chuck, back to you. >> ann curry at the turkish/syrian border. nc is covering this at the brinkings if you will, from afghanistan where we've been on the scene for years to what's been going on to of course the civil war in syria. folks, all the foreign policy questions, we haven't even got on the the relationship with russia. the focus on china and asia, and, oh, by the way, a tough question neither candidate would want to answer, what would you do if there was an uprising in saudi arabia. we're focusing on the middl
they showed us bombed out buildings and told us he's frustrated by the government war plains. he said if the world warned know fly zone, this 18-month-old war would be over in two days. so far there is no end in sight, and while many fear this could become a wider regional conflict, they're predicting as many as 700,000 refugees could flee syria by the end of this year. meantime a human rights wash is documenting the yaus of rain and torture as weapons in this war and it has called for an...
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is not most of what government does, from agriculture subsidies to subsidized student loans to entitlements, the restriction of well the from one cohort or region to another? thank you george will. steve, i've been trying to explain that to mitt romney that every form of taxation is restriction. i, too, would love to hear him called on that one. >> yeah. if we're talking about the whole restriction in this debate tomorrow night, i think it's a symptom of a broader problem for mitt romney and that is we're basically talking about the stuff that he's been talking about to appeal to the republican base. the idea that obama is a restrictioni restrictionist, this is something that has emerged within the base of the republican party that animates them but we have seen that for four years. that image of obama does not have resonance with the swing voters. so romney has been pitching that to the base and he continues to talk about it and his campaign continues to put it out there. if you're talking about that in the debate you're not winning over swing voters and that's not romney's challenge at th
is not most of what government does, from agriculture subsidies to subsidized student loans to entitlements, the restriction of well the from one cohort or region to another? thank you george will. steve, i've been trying to explain that to mitt romney that every form of taxation is restriction. i, too, would love to hear him called on that one. >> yeah. if we're talking about the whole restriction in this debate tomorrow night, i think it's a symptom of a broader problem for mitt romney...
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then the role of government. and finally governing. president obama will go first. won the coin toss. governor romney will have the last word. organizers say they decided that and today we got a preview of the game plan from both sides here on fox news channel. starting with the president's campaign. >> well, we're overcoming what was the worst recession since the great depression. we have made a lot of progress. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month. obviously we have created 5 million jobs. he will talk about the progress we have made and lay out a road map to create good paying sustainable jobs for the middle class. >> we have seen record unemployment for 43 consecutive months. 47 million americans on food stamps. one in six in poverty. if that's progress i hate to see what the next four years look like. >> shepard: well, as i mentioned, the president and governor romney will probably be speaking to the biggest tv audience of the campaign. four years ago on this night, 52 million americans watched the first presidential debate between then senator obama and senator
then the role of government. and finally governing. president obama will go first. won the coin toss. governor romney will have the last word. organizers say they decided that and today we got a preview of the game plan from both sides here on fox news channel. starting with the president's campaign. >> well, we're overcoming what was the worst recession since the great depression. we have made a lot of progress. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month. obviously we have created 5 million...
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my dad used to say, joey, i don't expect the government to solve my problems but i do expect them to understand my problems. >> did i mention that mitt romney will be fund-raising up in chestnut hill? let's get to our handle. in washington eugene robinson, pulitzer prize winning columnist for "the washington post," and here in new york msnbc political analyst jonathan alter who is a columnist for the bloomberg view. eugene, i have taken the trouble of going back over a number of your columns written during this campaign, and here is what you say about mr. romney in no particular order. the candidate, you say, he's robotic, unknowable, ideologically incoherent, severely out of touch, contemptuous, and condescending. so i guess you won't be on his christmas card list this year, but does this explain why mr. romney's star is now fading? >> now, let me tell you what i really think, martin. >> thank you. >> no, look, as a candidate he leaves a lot to be desired, and you're hearing that not just from me today. you're hearing it from other republicans who are complaining in print and on the
my dad used to say, joey, i don't expect the government to solve my problems but i do expect them to understand my problems. >> did i mention that mitt romney will be fund-raising up in chestnut hill? let's get to our handle. in washington eugene robinson, pulitzer prize winning columnist for "the washington post," and here in new york msnbc political analyst jonathan alter who is a columnist for the bloomberg view. eugene, i have taken the trouble of going back over a number of...
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interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all of this? one official at justice resigned and another retired in the wake of this scandal. another 14 officials may face disciplinary actions because of operation fast & furious. jay sekulow from the center for law and justice has behind this pursuit. for so long we heard about brian terry and we heard about the others in mexico who were also affected by operation fast & furious. now to hear these parents, to see the faces of these teenagers and to see the blood in the hallway on the ground and to know in some cases it has been traced back to these guns is heart wrenching. >> it many he
interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all...
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there are new findings this morning in the government's botched gun-tracking program known as fast and furious with dozens more firearms now being linked to crimes in mexico. our new partner univision reports 57 previously undiscovered guns connected to fast and furious have been recovered at the sites of murders, kidnapping, and at least two massacres. >>> a detroit area woman who collected welfare despite wenning winning a million dollar lottery, found her dead of possible drug overdose. police say amanda clayton was on probation for fraud and paid back $5,500 to the state of michigan. over the weekend, friends found the lottery winner dead, holding her 1 1/2-year-old daughter. she only had $67,000 left from her winnings. >>> and lindsay lohan is in the middle of a new drama this morning in what seems to be a story of he said/she said. lohan claims she was assaulted in her new york hotel room by a former congressional aide christian labella during an argument over cell phone pictures. police arrested him, then let him go, saying there was not enough evidence to hold him. >>> one of t
there are new findings this morning in the government's botched gun-tracking program known as fast and furious with dozens more firearms now being linked to crimes in mexico. our new partner univision reports 57 previously undiscovered guns connected to fast and furious have been recovered at the sites of murders, kidnapping, and at least two massacres. >>> a detroit area woman who collected welfare despite wenning winning a million dollar lottery, found her dead of possible drug...
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i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear people like bill oreilly and sean hannity saying ron paul can't win. it every time he gets up to speak he draws a bigger crowds then obama or romney. the motion is amazing. i run into so many people -- you always hear they cannot win. if they could get more coverage other than c-span, c-span are the only people that are fair to third-party people compared to fox or cnn or ms nbc or any of the other ones. i wish more people would watch c-span and educate themselves to receive more votes. host: thank you for the call. one of your saying -- as we said earlier, ross perot sitting down for his
i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear...
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this is about centralizing power in the federal government. if you look at the 2300-page law that is the dodd frank act you will not find any provisions that restrict or protect, regulate fannie mae or freddie mac. there this is about ensureing that the federal government has control. any time the federal government takes control of anything the cost of that gets borne by the consumers. that is right, small business owners who need small business loans and consumers who need banking. that is where the cost of the law is going to hit people the most. >> shannon: we thank you both, gentlemen, for your time today. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: this weekend, a rare break from the campaign trail. but the candidates are hot vacationing. they are studying. cramming for the most important night of the election so far. the first debate. could it be a game changer? a preview from campaign carl cameron, next. at usaa, we believe honor is not exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that
this is about centralizing power in the federal government. if you look at the 2300-page law that is the dodd frank act you will not find any provisions that restrict or protect, regulate fannie mae or freddie mac. there this is about ensureing that the federal government has control. any time the federal government takes control of anything the cost of that gets borne by the consumers. that is right, small business owners who need small business loans and consumers who need banking. that is...
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the government says teenaged drinking and driving is down a full 54% since 1991. the asterisk here is, because of gas prices on track for a record this year, people are driving less overall. sadly, the bad news is, texting at the wheel, still a big problem and electronics in general remain a huge distraction. >>> consumer reports is out with a big one. the best products of the year issue. it's full of interesting information for folks who are in the market for just about everything from ginsu knives to washers and dryers where lg comes out on top, from cameras, to mowers to paint, vacuums, big screen tv's. it's all there. you can link to it all on our website starting tonight nbcnightlynews.com. >>> up next, texans are proud of a lot of things. tonight one big thing may be vanishing. >>> it's been going on for decades. americans have been moving from the north to the south. it turns out all those relative newcomers to a place like texas means a lot of the folks living in texas don't sound much like texans. our report tonight from chicago-born, houston-area residen
the government says teenaged drinking and driving is down a full 54% since 1991. the asterisk here is, because of gas prices on track for a record this year, people are driving less overall. sadly, the bad news is, texting at the wheel, still a big problem and electronics in general remain a huge distraction. >>> consumer reports is out with a big one. the best products of the year issue. it's full of interesting information for folks who are in the market for just about everything...
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that's why a coalition is holding the iranian government. we must do what we can to prevent obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> a day ahead of ahmadinejad it's country showed off a drone that can stay in the sky for 24-hours and travel 1100 miles which puts the s. and israeli regions on notice. this will has president obama put world leaders on notice that as the air stretches into the winter time there is a need to figure out why things are so tense between the arab world an the west. even if an american made movie upset a particular group free speech will always be protected and valued in this country. >> oo just as we cannot solve every problem in the world the united states has not and will not seek to dictate the outcome of democratic transitions abroad. >> something the united states will do president obama said is speak out forcefully against violence and extremism. patti ann? >> peter doocy live. >>> the republican challenger mitt romney and paul ryan sat down with karl come ron. >> he asked romney and ryan if they think the president dow
that's why a coalition is holding the iranian government. we must do what we can to prevent obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> a day ahead of ahmadinejad it's country showed off a drone that can stay in the sky for 24-hours and travel 1100 miles which puts the s. and israeli regions on notice. this will has president obama put world leaders on notice that as the air stretches into the winter time there is a need to figure out why things are so tense between the arab world an the west. even if...
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. >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at univision, report 57 pref yufsly undiscovered guns connect to fast and furious have now been found at the sites of murders, kidnappings and brutal massacres. >>> breaking news from afghanistan overnight. nato says three of its troops have been killeden a bombing. the interpreter also died. this comes after an american service member was killed over the weekend in a fire fight with afghan troops. abc's mohamed lila reports. >> reporter: some are describing this as a fire fight between american troops and the afghan soldiers they were working alongside. for reasons that aren't yet clear it appears there was some sort of confrontation at one of the many check points that american troops are often stationed at. there was an exchange of gunfire. at first the coalition called it an "insider attack" at the hand of afghan forces. later they said, the taliban might have been
. >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at univision, report 57 pref yufsly undiscovered guns connect to fast and furious have now been found at the sites of murders, kidnappings and brutal massacres. >>> breaking news from afghanistan overnight. nato says three of its troops have been killeden a bombing. the interpreter...
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narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses,
narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance...
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. >> for months, voters have struggled to meet pennsylvania's strict new requirement for a government issued photo i.d. at the polls. a law republicans pushed to suppress the turnout among minority voters. first, voters without a driver's license would need a state issued i.d. card, because that's a secure i.d. that can be used to board planes, voters needed a birth certificate and three forms of identification to get one. >> and it took me days just to get my i.d. >> the state relented and began issuing a new i.d., good only for voting, but kept shifting the requirements for it. >> this was a hastily drawn law designed to disrupt the vote for the presidential election. >> reporter: the gap between the photo i.d.s issued and the estimated need of those who don't yet have them won't be closed in time. so he blocked the law from fully going into effect in pennsylvania for the general election. poll workers can ask for a photo i.d., but those without one can still cast a ballot. many voters said they agreed. >> if they gave people time, like a year. but it penalizes a lot of people who d
. >> for months, voters have struggled to meet pennsylvania's strict new requirement for a government issued photo i.d. at the polls. a law republicans pushed to suppress the turnout among minority voters. first, voters without a driver's license would need a state issued i.d. card, because that's a secure i.d. that can be used to board planes, voters needed a birth certificate and three forms of identification to get one. >> and it took me days just to get my i.d. >> the...
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the mexican government has remained silent for the most part. estimated 1300 guns from the operation are still unaccounted for. 10 years after the dc snierp shooting rampage that left 140 people deadly vow malvo is speaking out. >> they say if you look up the definition i was a ghoul. i was a thief. i stole people's life. >> malvo who is now just a teenager at the time of the shootings is serving life without parole. john allen muhammad was executed in 2009. >>> just ahead of the first presidential debate a new tv ad airs on gun control with a massacre survivor. >> in the next four years 48,000 americans won't be so lucky because they will be murdered with guns in the next president's term. >> the ad is pushing the candidates for gun violence plans. obama and romney meet for the debate in two-days. >> let's go to an extreme weather alert. the early breaks a 76-year-old flood record in ballenger, texas. it reached over 30 feet over the weekend. you are looking at nearby video of a park that is completely under water. you can see it right there. p
the mexican government has remained silent for the most part. estimated 1300 guns from the operation are still unaccounted for. 10 years after the dc snierp shooting rampage that left 140 people deadly vow malvo is speaking out. >> they say if you look up the definition i was a ghoul. i was a thief. i stole people's life. >> malvo who is now just a teenager at the time of the shootings is serving life without parole. john allen muhammad was executed in 2009. >>> just ahead...
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the fourth is on governoring and the 5th is role of government. all of these things will dominate the discussion, but romney is planning after this coming debate on wednesday, before the policy speech on the week before the vice-president debates, the attempts by the romney ryan campaign, to go beyond the economy and try to do the whole campaign contrast in the last four years. >> an exciting time for all the americans who said now, carl, they'll tune in more, leading up to the debate. thank you, campaign carl, good to see you. moving on now to president obama and his visit in the swing state of nevada tonight. the president arrives in las vegas a short time ago and we're told the president will remain in nevada before wednesday preparing for the debate. on this sunday, some of the president's advisors making rounds on talk shows, and the white house advisor plouffe seeming to look at the chances for the debate giving romney the upper hand. >> now, challengers tend to do really well on debates and that's the history. and we believed all along that
the fourth is on governoring and the 5th is role of government. all of these things will dominate the discussion, but romney is planning after this coming debate on wednesday, before the policy speech on the week before the vice-president debates, the attempts by the romney ryan campaign, to go beyond the economy and try to do the whole campaign contrast in the last four years. >> an exciting time for all the americans who said now, carl, they'll tune in more, leading up to the debate....
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government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government has a fairly long reach. they have an expensive and a fairly sophisticated, you know, spy network in countries around the world. and so he's obviously concerned about repercussions, and retaliation against him here. >> all right, paul o'dwyer when the time is right and it is safe enough we would love to speak to your client. seems like he has a lot to say and it would be fascinating. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ahead on "starting point," a leap of faith. a man escapes his burning home by falling into the arms of his
government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government...
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take a look at their competing visions for the government, what we should be doing in the federal government. >> making government smaller, don't build these massive deficits that pass debt onto our kids. rebuild the foundation of america's strength with great homes, great schools, with entrepreneurship and innovation. >> there's no bigger purpose right now than making sure that if people work hard in this country, they can get ahead. that's the central american idea. that's how we sent a man to the moon, because there was an economy that worked for everybody and that allowed us to do that. >> great homes. >> maybe we can build a bunch of homes with elevators -- >> mcmansions. let me ask you, bobby shrum, what would you -- i'd ask him what government agencies or departments -- you say you're going to make it smaller -- would you get rid of? >> that's tough. he's there and got a pretty honed answer that appeals at a kind of general level to people's anti-government impulse but we know when you look at the polls that if you ask them about medicare, the department of education, social security,
take a look at their competing visions for the government, what we should be doing in the federal government. >> making government smaller, don't build these massive deficits that pass debt onto our kids. rebuild the foundation of america's strength with great homes, great schools, with entrepreneurship and innovation. >> there's no bigger purpose right now than making sure that if people work hard in this country, they can get ahead. that's the central american idea. that's how we...
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it says the federal government will recognize only conventional marriages, meaning no federal benefits in states where same-sex marriage is already equal. in the court did strike the law down, states would not be required to permit same-sex marriages but the federal government would have to recognize them where they're legal. craig, back to you. >> pete williams in washington. thanks so much for that let's switch gears to indiana and the senate race where things just got lot more interesting. a few months ago, tea party star, richard murdoch, defeated veteran republican senator richard luger. murdoch's campaign was built on framing dick luger as a rhino, a republican in name only. but guess who has gone rhino? you got it, it's murdoch. an apparent attempt to pander to moderate voters by scrapping the ultraconservative label and running toward the center. this includes suddenly coming out in support of parts of the president's health care plan. that's just one of the things. could this be a sign, though, that the tea party, that the tea is starting to cool for the tea party movement? jo
it says the federal government will recognize only conventional marriages, meaning no federal benefits in states where same-sex marriage is already equal. in the court did strike the law down, states would not be required to permit same-sex marriages but the federal government would have to recognize them where they're legal. craig, back to you. >> pete williams in washington. thanks so much for that let's switch gears to indiana and the senate race where things just got lot more...
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most times, the government will oblige. when these communities protest and say look at the amount of violence being used against us, we are protesting peacefully. then the government can say there is no way we can determine how much violence we use against the people. so then the local communities have no leverage with the oil companies at all. >> that was ken saro-wiwa. he was executed in 2010 by the nigerian regime. finally, the hair as me -- baher azmy, why is the court hearing this again? it is in that unusual? >> the court is asking two questions in the case, the first is, corporations, because of their form, are exempt from otherwise binding international human rights obligations. they are also asking an equally broad question, whether or not this statute could apply to a human rights a violation that occurred outside of the united states, as in nigeria. the ominous precedent, of course, is citizens united, where the court reset certain questions and expanded the scope of corporate power, more than had been initially
most times, the government will oblige. when these communities protest and say look at the amount of violence being used against us, we are protesting peacefully. then the government can say there is no way we can determine how much violence we use against the people. so then the local communities have no leverage with the oil companies at all. >> that was ken saro-wiwa. he was executed in 2010 by the nigerian regime. finally, the hair as me -- baher azmy, why is the court hearing this...
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unable to govern ourselves. unable to govern ourselves. tracy: your company tried to instill them. >> we continue to work with epa and others to work with issues that come out with rules that is difficult for the industry to meet. the timetables, the retirement of coal-fired generations in this country are dpdificult to o from the timing perspective. and that will happen after the election. tracy: you are at this commit for where ceo policymakers are discussing big ississus. crony capitalism and corporate governance and they feel the need to step in because corporate governance is being ignored and crony capitalism exists. >> clearly incumbent on us to let the corporations continissuo produce jobs in this country. from a government standpoint ssusommon-sense regulations and common sense approaches and legislation that makes sense. for two parties to come together and produce an environment where business can proper -- tracy: energy security is something you are talking about. the obama administration has done ev
unable to govern ourselves. unable to govern ourselves. tracy: your company tried to instill them. >> we continue to work with epa and others to work with issues that come out with rules that is difficult for the industry to meet. the timetables, the retirement of coal-fired generations in this country are dpdificult to o from the timing perspective. and that will happen after the election. tracy: you are at this commit for where ceo policymakers are discussing big ississus. crony...
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president obama in 2007 telling an audience of african-american ministers that the federal government didn't care as much about katrina victims than it does other disasters. and paul ryan declaring that 70% of the americans want the american dream. the others want the welfare state. the question is do either of these impact the way voters view these two men? >>> and some
president obama in 2007 telling an audience of african-american ministers that the federal government didn't care as much about katrina victims than it does other disasters. and paul ryan declaring that 70% of the americans want the american dream. the others want the welfare state. the question is do either of these impact the way voters view these two men? >>> and some
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the government says teenaged drinking and driving is down a full 54% since 1991. terisk here is, because of gas prices on track for a record this year, people are driving less overall. sadly, the bad news is, texting at the wheel, still a big problem and electronics in general remain a huge distraction. >>> consumer reports is out with a big one. the best products of the year issue. it's full of interesting information for folks who are in the market for just about everything from ginsu knives to washers and driers, vacuums, paint, big screen tv's. it's all there. you can link to it all on our website starting tonight nbcnightlynews.com. >>> up next, texans are proud of a lot of things. tonight one big thing may be vanishing. things she does still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and s
the government says teenaged drinking and driving is down a full 54% since 1991. terisk here is, because of gas prices on track for a record this year, people are driving less overall. sadly, the bad news is, texting at the wheel, still a big problem and electronics in general remain a huge distraction. >>> consumer reports is out with a big one. the best products of the year issue. it's full of interesting information for folks who are in the market for just about everything from...
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they tried to shape the iraqi government, explored an alternative to maliki and then tried to create a power sharing arrangement which actually didn't occur. there was an extraordinary episode we recount in the book where president obama called the president of iraq jalal talibani and asked him to resign his job to make way for another iraqi politician. he didn't resign his job. so the obama administration was a lot more involved in trying to shape iraqi politics and you would think from just reading the papers. >> we hear from the administration, from the president, we got out of iraq, we solved the iraq war. is it solved? >> well, first of all, it's important to recognize that the goal was not to get out of iraq. actually, it conducted the -- the administration conducted a negotiation with the iraqis, with the aim of legitimizing the presence of some 5,000 american troops. >> with the iraqis refused to accept. >> they refused to accept but also the americans started very late, they opened the negotiation in june, just allowed several months for it. the president was not so directly
they tried to shape the iraqi government, explored an alternative to maliki and then tried to create a power sharing arrangement which actually didn't occur. there was an extraordinary episode we recount in the book where president obama called the president of iraq jalal talibani and asked him to resign his job to make way for another iraqi politician. he didn't resign his job. so the obama administration was a lot more involved in trying to shape iraqi politics and you would think from just...
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then will turn to health care and the role of government. a philosophical debate about how president obama and governor romney see the debate -- role the government plays in the lives of american people. they have considerable philosophical differences on that. the last section will be on governing, which i do not know for sure, but i will predict has something to do with how they will get done all these things they are talking about, given how polarized and divided washington has been. we are hoping. we are going to be very interested in the reaction from your viewers, what they think about this. through twitter, facebook, are partners, we have an enormous amount of data coming into less about what people think about the questions that it asked. that is a process that will be fed into the moderators for the coming debates. we hope it will give the american people the chance to say, we like this format, we like the witty candidates are addressing this. -- the way the candidates are addressing this. or that they want to get into issues that h
then will turn to health care and the role of government. a philosophical debate about how president obama and governor romney see the debate -- role the government plays in the lives of american people. they have considerable philosophical differences on that. the last section will be on governing, which i do not know for sure, but i will predict has something to do with how they will get done all these things they are talking about, given how polarized and divided washington has been. we are...